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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Top Ten Summer Perfumes

Can there be a list of summer perfume recommendation without boring myself silly and/or mentioning Eau d'Hadrien? I'm going to try. Some of these are new(ish), others are perennial favorites. In no particular order:

4. Monyette Paris *
The other side of gardenia. Tropical, sweet with a touch of nag champa incense. Put a flower in your hair and go dancing on the beach.*I think it's the first fragrance review I've written here. It's magnificently bad, but kind of nostalgic in a campy way.

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I agree on Tauer's Reverie au Jardin. Summer in the south is steamy hot, and for me, eaux are often the best choice. I'm ready to start wearing Dior's Escale a Portofino, Eau de Cartier, Bulgari's Au The Vert, and Ca Sent Beau by Kenzo. Chanel no.19, YSL Y, and Bulgari Por Femme are also summer staples, along with Odalisque,Diorissimo, and a new favorite,Tauer's Incense Rose, smoldering, but gorgeous.

Hmm, now that I read, Reverie en jardin on your list, I have to agree. Although I use mine sparingly having a small decant.My summer favorites are Bronze goddess by EL, L'Artisan Ananas fizz, Eau de Cartier, SL Santal blanc (a new discovery), Chanel Chance, Aqua Allegoria Pamplelune )it tells I like grapefruit)... :)

Love the list, though it's a bit out of my reach in a variety of ways. But beauty is the aspirational science, right?

To be honest, my favorite thing in the summer is Creed's Green Irish Tweed; it's a bit sharp and alcoholic (and pedestrian, compared to these), but it cuts right through the summer humidity. And since I first wore it the summer when I was studying for my GREs, I swear it makes me remember vocab words I haven't studied since then.

I was afraid to mention Hadrien - but Tom did it, so here's another vote for it from me. It's my all time summer favorite, what ever happens. O.K. it's not quite real summer here in Vienna, but I'm still wearing Guerlain's Double Vanille (which I didn't dare last summer...), and then there is my Jo Malone collection, which is my true companion for all summers (I know , I'm an old fashioned one, sorry...)

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